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Family Law

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1071	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Department of Legislative Services to study and make recommendations on the procedures for obtaining and the effectiveness of peace orders and protective orders issued in the State; requiring the Department to solicit input from academic experts, interested parties, and advocates; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2020. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Civil Actions And Procedures Family Law Assault Harassment Legislative Services, Department Of Protection Orders Reports Rules And Regulations
HB-1632	State (Maryland)	Clarifying that the calculation of extraordinary medical expenses for the purposes of determining a parental child support obligation under the child support guidelines includes the cumulative contributions of both parents. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Examinations Health Medical Treatments Parents And Guardians Prices Revenue And Taxes Support Of Dependents Youth
SB-1041	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Executive Director of the Social Services Administration to provide the Secretary of Health with identifying information regarding an individual who has had the individual's parental rights terminated under a certain provision of law and who has been suspected of abuse or neglect; and requiring the Department of Human Services to report by December 1, 2021, to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of a plan by the State to search other state databases to identify persons responsible for abuse and neglect. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Child Abuse And Neglect Data Disclosure Health, Department Of Human Services, Department Of Identification Interstate Affairs Parents And Guardians Reports
HB-1602	State (Maryland)	Altering the circumstances under which an equity court may grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Child Custody Courts Parents And Guardians
HB-1328	State (Maryland)	Repealing references to the terms "child custody" and "visitation" and substituting the terms "legal decision making" and "parenting time" in certain instances; authorizing the court to award joint legal decision making to both parties under certain circumstances; authorizing the court, in determining certain legal decision-making authority and parenting time in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; etc. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Armed Forces Child Custody Courts Disabilities Education Food Health Mental And Behavioral Health Parents And Guardians
HB-1551	State (Maryland)	Requiring a certain health practitioner to inform a patient who is a minor that the patient may report child abuse to the health practitioner. Republican: 85% (17) Democrat: 15% (3) 85% Republican support 15% Democrat support	Public Health Family Law
SB-1006	State (Maryland)	Altering a condition relating to an incarcerated obligor's term of imprisonment under which the obligor's child support payment is not considered past due and arrearages will not accrue if the obligor was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 180 consecutive calendar days or more. Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1) 83% Democrat support 16% Republican support	Family Law Prisoners Support Of Dependents Time
HB-1342	State (Maryland)	Specifying that, at any meeting of a local department of social services during which the removal of a child from the child's home is discussed, certain information is required to be redacted and is prohibited from being referenced; requiring the local department to keep minutes of certain meetings; etc. Republican: 46% (6) Democrat: 53% (7) 46% Republican support 53% Democrat support	Family Law Child Abuse And Neglect Counties Education Ethnic Affairs Gender Marriage Minors Parents And Guardians Privacy
HB-1242	State (Maryland)	Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors; and providing the Act may not be construed to authorize a parent to cause physical or emotional harm to the parent's child. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Family Law Child Care Education Human Rights Laws And Ordinances Parents And Guardians
HB-1468	State (Maryland)	Establishing that it is unlawful for a parent or guardian of a student in a public school to fail to seek and participate in counseling with their child after receiving notice under certain provisions of law of certain violent and disruptive behavior; authorizing a court to order a certain parent or guardian of a student to perform certain community service; requiring a public school principal to provide certain notice to the parent or guardian of a student who engages in violent and disruptive behavior under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 100% (7) 100% Republican support	Primary And Secondary Education Children Family Law
HB-1409	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Director of Finance for Prince George's County to distribute certain proceeds from a marriage license fee to the Community Crisis Services, Inc.; requiring certain proceeds from a marriage license fee to be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs if the Community Crisis Services, Inc., changes its name or objectives or ceases to exist. Unaffiliated: 100% (1) 100% Unaffiliated support	Family Law Clerks Of Court Community Facilities And Services Domestic Violence Fees Licenses Marriage Prince George's County Reports Victims
HB-1550	State (Maryland)	Requiring the designee of the State Superintendent of Schools, on receipt of a certain notification of a certain allegation of child abuse or neglect, to ensure that a certain notice is provided; requiring a certain family child care provider or child care center to provide a certain notice to certain parents and guardians within 24 hours after first having knowledge of a certain report or incident of suspected child abuse or neglect; prohibiting a person from providing the notice under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Children Education - Miscellaneous Family Law
HB-1282	State (Maryland)	Establishing a vulnerable adult abuse registry; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish and maintain a registry containing the names of certain individuals who have been found by a State agency to have abused, neglected or exploited a vulnerable adult; requiring that names and information contained in the registry be available for public inspection; requiring a State agency that makes a certain finding to notify the Department in a certain manner; etc. Republican: 100% (7) 100% Republican support	Public Safety Family Law Abuse Administrative Agencies Appeals Crimes And Punishments Health, Department Of Hearings Liability Notices
HB-1527	State (Maryland)	Authorizing the Social Services Administration to establish and maintain a centralized confidential database for abused and neglected vulnerable adults; authorizing the Department of Human Services or a local department of social services to identify in the database an individual as responsible for abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult in certain circumstances; establishing a Workgroup to Study Best Practices for a Vulnerable Adult Registry in Maryland; etc. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Public Safety Social Services - Generally
HB-1231	State (Maryland)	Extending the jurisdiction of the equity court to include a petition for authorization for a minor to marry; altering the conditions under which an individual who is 17 years old is authorized to marry; prohibiting an individual under the age of 17 years from marrying; requiring an applicant for a marriage license to provide a certain document to a clerk of the court; requiring a clerk of the court to review a certain order before issuing a marriage license under certain circumstances; etc. Democrat: 100% (25) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Age Attorneys Child Abuse And Neglect Clerks Of Court Court Of Appeals Courts Domestic Violence Hearings Human Trafficking
HB-1337	State (Maryland)	Altering the circumstances under which an equity court may grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child. Republican: 100% (12) 100% Republican support	Family Law Child Custody Courts Minors Parents And Guardians
HB-1266	State (Maryland)	Requiring that, if the court modifies a child support award on the basis of the occurrence of a certain event, any overpayment made by a certain child support obligor be credited to the arrears owed by the obligor. Republican: 100% (11) 100% Republican support	Family Law Age Of Majority Courts Credit Support Of Dependents
HB-1352	State (Maryland)	Authorizing a certain person to petition for a peace order or protective order against another person whom the petitioner alleges has engaged in certain behavior toward the petitioner that is controlling or coercive. Republican: 88% (8) Democrat: 11% (1) 88% Republican support 11% Democrat support	Family Law Civil Actions And Procedures Petitions Protection Orders Threats
HB-1382	State (Maryland)	Prohibiting a court from committing a child for inpatient care and treatment in a psychiatric facility under certain circumstances; prohibiting a local department from placing a child in, delivering a child to, or failing to remove a child from a hospital, an emergency or inpatient facility under certain circumstances; authorizing a hospital, an emergency facility, or an inpatient facility to petition a court to compel a local department to remove a child from the hospital, emergency or inpatient facility; etc. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Family Law Public Health Courts Demographics Evidence Health Care Facilities Hearings Hospitals Human Services, Department Of Judges
HB-1518	State (Maryland)	Requiring the Social Services Administration, in consultation with the local departments of social services, to establish a pilot program in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties to communicate with a certain opioid-addicted parent through a mobile application; requiring the local departments of social services in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties, if appropriate, to communicate with a certain opioid-addicted parent through a certain mobile application under certain circumstances; etc. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Family Law Allegany County Contracts Counties Garrett County Health Human Services, Department Of Mobile Devices Opioids Parents And Guardians

Title: Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1071

Subjects: Civil Actions And Procedures, Family Law, Assault, Harassment, Legislative Services, Department Of, Protection Orders, Reports, Rules And Regulations

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Child Support - Extraordinary Medical Expenses

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1632

Subjects: Family Law, Examinations, Health, Medical Treatments, Parents And Guardians, Prices, Revenue And Taxes, Support Of Dependents, Youth

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Identifying Information

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1041

Subjects: Family Law, Child Abuse And Neglect, Data, Disclosure, Health, Department Of, Human Services, Department Of, Identification, Interstate Affairs, Parents And Guardians, Reports

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1602

Subjects: Family Law, Child Custody, Courts, Parents And Guardians

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1328

Subjects: Family Law, Armed Forces, Child Custody, Courts, Disabilities, Education, Food, Health, Mental And Behavioral Health, Parents And Guardians

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Health Practitioners - Minor Patients - Child Abuse Reporting

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1551

Subjects: Public Health, Family Law

Republican: 85% (17) Democrat: 15% (3)

Title: Child Support - Suspension of Payments and Arrears for Incarcerated Obligors - Modifications

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: SB-1006

Subjects: Family Law, Prisoners, Support Of Dependents, Time

Democrat: 83% (5) Republican: 16% (1)

Title: Family Law – Removal of Child From Home – Meetings

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1342

Subjects: Family Law, Child Abuse And Neglect, Counties, Education, Ethnic Affairs, Gender, Marriage, Minors, Parents And Guardians, Privacy

Republican: 46% (6) Democrat: 53% (7)

Title: Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1242

Subjects: Family Law, Child Care, Education, Human Rights, Laws And Ordinances, Parents And Guardians

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Education - Student Behavior - Parent Notice and Required Counseling (Parent Accountability Act)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1468

Subjects: Primary And Secondary Education, Children, Family Law

Republican: 100% (7)

Title: Prince George's County - Marriage License Fees - Distribution of Proceeds PG 411-20

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1409

Subjects: Family Law, Clerks Of Court, Community Facilities And Services, Domestic Violence, Fees, Licenses, Marriage, Prince George's County, Reports, Victims

Unaffiliated: 100% (1)

Title: Child Care Providers – Notice of Allegations of Child Abuse or Neglect (Aiden’s Law)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1550

Subjects: Children, Education - Miscellaneous, Family Law

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Criminal Procedure - Vulnerable Adult Abuse Registry

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1282

Subjects: Public Safety, Family Law, Abuse, Administrative Agencies, Appeals, Crimes And Punishments, Health, Department Of, Hearings, Liability, Notices

Republican: 100% (7)

Title: Adult Protective Services - Vulnerable Adults Registry - Investigations and Records of Abuse and Neglect and Workgroup Study

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1527

Subjects: Family Law, Public Safety, Social Services - Generally

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Family Law – Authorization for a Minor to Marry

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1231

Subjects: Family Law, Age, Attorneys, Child Abuse And Neglect, Clerks Of Court, Court Of Appeals, Courts, Domestic Violence, Hearings, Human Trafficking

Democrat: 100% (25)

Title: Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1337

Subjects: Family Law, Child Custody, Courts, Minors, Parents And Guardians

Republican: 100% (12)

Title: Child Support - Modification - Credit Toward Arrearage

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1266

Subjects: Family Law, Age Of Majority, Courts, Credit, Support Of Dependents

Republican: 100% (11)

Title: Peace Orders and Protective Orders - Coercive Control

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1352

Subjects: Family Law, Civil Actions And Procedures, Petitions, Protection Orders, Threats

Republican: 88% (8) Democrat: 11% (1)

Title: Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Placement in Medical Facilities

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1382

Subjects: Family Law, Public Health, Courts, Demographics, Evidence, Health Care Facilities, Hearings, Hospitals, Human Services, Department Of, Judges

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Opioid-Exposed Newborns and Parents Addicted to Opioids - Mobile Application - Pilot Program (I'm Alive Today App)

Session: Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Number: HB-1518

Subjects: Family Law, Allegany County, Contracts, Counties, Garrett County, Health, Human Services, Department Of, Mobile Devices, Opioids, Parents And Guardians

Republican: 100% (1)

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